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Akbar MohammadiAkbar Mohammadi (in Persian: اکبر محمدی) (born 1972 - died July 30, 2006) was an Iranian student involved in 18th of Tir crisis in Tehran University. He was given a death sentence for his role in the Iran student riots, July 1999 - Iran's biggest pro-democracy demonstrations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His sentence was later reduced to 15 years in prison.

On July 30 2006, he died at Evin prison at the age of 37. He had been on a hunger strike for more than a week, protesting the refusal by the Revolutionary Islamic Regime to allow him to seek proper medical treatment for life threatening injuries suffered as a result of torture. Mr. Mohammadi's attorney, Khalil Bahramian, said that according to fellow detainees of his client, he "had been savagely beaten by prison guards in the past few days and that he was carrying the signs of the beatings"[1][2].

Mr. Mohammadi's violent death has caused a major outcry in Iran[3], where the violation of Human Rights by the fundamentalist regime continues to be significant. As of 3 August 2006, Human Rights Watch has called on the Iranian government to allow immediately for an "independent investigation into the suspicious death in prison of student activist Akbar Mohammadi"[4]. This call has been supported by hundreds of leading Iranian personalities and groups

The story of the brave Iranian nation... The story of the brave Iranian national hero, Babak Khorram-Din, who in the 9th century led the rebellion against the foreign invasion of Iran.
After 23 years of courageous resistance he was captured and brutally executed.
But his legend lives until today ...
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Translated by a volunteer inspired by the work of Artists For Human Rights.

صلح فقط در جايي می تواند دوام يابد که به حقوق بشر احترام گذاشته شود،

جايی که مردم سير و افراد و ملت ها آزاد باشند.

- His Holiness,
The Dalai Lama

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Abridged)
1. We are all free and equal
2. Don't discriminate
3. The right to life
4. No slavery - past and present
5. No torture
6. We all have the same right to use the law
7. We are all protected by the law
8. Fair treatment by fair courts
9. No unfair detainment
10. The right to trial
11. Innocent until proven guilty
12. The right to privacy
13. Freedom to move
14. The right to asylum
15. Right to a nationality
16. Marriage and family
17. Your own things
18. Freedom of thought
19. Free to say what you want
20. Meet where you like
21. The right to democracy
22. The right to social security
23. Workers' rights
24. The right to play
25. A bed and some food
26. The right to education
27. Culture and copyright
28. A free and fair world
29. Our responsibilities
30. Nobody can take away these rights and freedoms from us

"Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free."

We are outraged by the annual brutal slaughter of dolphins and whales that takes place in Japan . The images of bloody red water clearly show the world that Japan has little respect for the state of the world’s oceans and for the conservation of the marine resources it claims to support.

Many scientific studies show that the oceans are in decline. We must take whatever actions are necessary to stop their over-exploitation and to protect the creatures that live in them. These dolphins do not belong to Japan . The status of the species of dolphins and whales that you kill are either endangered, threatened, or unknown. It is an unthinkable waste that they will likely end up as a meat product or deceptively sold as whale meat, polluted with toxic levels of mercury and cadmium, killing people that eat it. It is tragic and unacceptable that the remaining dolphins that are not killed will end up destined for death in an aquarium, water park, or "swim with dolphins" program.

In addition, the methods used to kill these animals are cruel.

Corralling the dolphins into bays, then making them suffer a long and painful death by spears, hooks, and drowning is an inhumane way of fishing. This action is disgraceful and has caused much disappointment in the international community.

We demand that Japan permanently and immediately renounce and stop this slaughter. We will work diligently to bring this issue to international light until you have ceased your reprehensible violence.

The founders of our nation believed that all Americans should have the right to worship according to their own beliefs, or not to worship at all. So strong was their commitment to religious freedom that they enshrined it in the first sentence of the Bill of Rights.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

This constitutional guarantee is often known as the "first freedom."

Religion is a deeply personal matter. Americans must be free to practice their religion without coercion. Government exists to provide for the general well-being of all people, and its workings must be independent of specific religious doctrines. Simply put, there must be a separation of church and state.

If we do not stand together as a nation, we stand to lose this fundamental freedom.

"A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash" examines the state of the world's dwindling oil resources and the issue of peakoil. It finds that we're ... all » running out of fossil fuels much sooner than anticipated. Industry leaders, scientists and some politicians tell us about the dire consequences the world is facing as it moves from cheap abundant energy supply to scarce, hard to get and expensive energy.

Nowrooz is the Persian New Year which coincides with the first day of spring. It's an ancient Iranian tradition which dates back thousands of years. Today it is celebrated by the various peoples of the countries of the Iranian world. You can find more information about the Iranian New Year "Nowrooz" here: http://www.geocities.com/persiansocie... (more) (less)
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